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No. 690,6l3.' Patenced Ian. 7, I902.

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BILLIARD CUE TIP.

(Application filed May 29, 1901.) (u Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK L. ROBINSON, OF NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. v

BlLLlARD-CUE TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,613, dated January7, 1902. Application filed May 29, 1901. Serial No. 62,444. (No model.)

To all whom it man concern.-

Be it known that FREDERICK L. ROBIN- SON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at New Bedford,in the county of Bristol and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBilliard-Cue Tips and Means for Securing the Same to Billiard-Ones, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Heretofore tips have been securedto billiard-cues generally by cement orglue, and in some instances a metal ferrule has been provided to embracethe front end of the cue, into the outer end of which the tip has beenscrewed, the ferrule being interiorly screwthreaded and provided with atransverse partition, from the center of which arose a screwthreadedprojection adapted to enter the center of said tip when said tip wasscrewed into the end of the ferrule. Both of these constructions areobjectionable the first, because the tips are insecurely fastened to theends of the cues and frequently drop off after very little use, and thesecond is objectionable for the reason that the impact of the tip on theballs causes some slight motion of particles of the leather of whichthey are composed across the edges of the screwthreads, and this motionmany times repeated causes the tips to become loosened and to drop off,and when this occurs without the notice of the user of the cue a ball isliable to be chipped V by being struck with the edge of the ferrule.Moreover, when the leather tips are made to screw into the end of aferrule it is found to be difficult to so adjust the screw-threads inthe leather to the interior screw-threads of the ferrule that the tipwill go into its seat evenly and set squarely on its bottom.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved tip for abilliard-cue and means whereby said tip may be secured to a billiardcuein such a manner that it will remain until it becomes so much worn byuse as to make it necessary to replace it by a new one.

To this end my invention consists in a ferrule having parallel sides andprovided with a transverse partition near one end, from the center ofwhich arises a straight-sided projection adapted to enter astraight-sided aperture in the leather tip, said ferrule being adaptedto embrace the end of the one, and a cue-tip, composed of leather orother suitable material, having a shouldered portion pro vided with anaperture in its center adapted to be forced within the upper end of saidferrule, said aperture receiving said projection.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention, in which Figure 1 isa side elevation of my improved tip. Fig. 2 is a view of the same,showing its two parts. in vertical section. Fig. 4 is a view in verticalsection of the device by means of which the tip is secured to the one,and Fig. 5 is a View of the end of a billiard-cue provided with myimprovement.

Similar letters refer to like parts in the several views.

The letter a represents the front portion of my improved cue-tip, whichis composed of leather or other suitable material and is secured bycement or other suitable means to the shouldered part b, which part isalso of leather or other suitable material and is provided with astraight-sided aperture h in its center.

The letter 0 represents a metallic ferrule having parallel sides andprovided near its upper end with a partition d, from the center of whichrises a straight-sided projection e which projection is somewhat largerin diameter than the aperture in the part b, of the tip. The end of thebilliard-cue is forced within the thimble 9, so that the surface of thecue shall be even with the outer surface of the thimble. The tip is thenforced within the thimble f, the projection e entering the aperture h,the shoulder on the part 1) projecting outwardly, so as to rest on theedge of the thimblefand be even with its outer surface. The thimble fand the projection e having parallel sides, the impact of the tipagainst the billiard-balls serves to seat the tip in its socket moresecurely rather than to loosen it, and it thus retains its positionuntil worn out.

When the part a of the tip is worn out, it may be removed on the line a:00 and replaced by another, or the Whole of the tip may be removed andanother substituted therefor. Should the part or become loosened fromthe part b by use and drop off unperceived, the ball is protected frominjury by the shoul- Fig. 3 is a view of the same" lo and an uppersocket to receive the base of a cue-tip, a pin having parallel sidesprojecting from the transverse partition into the upper chamber, and atip proper comprising the portion a, and a base portion 1) adapted to beseated within the upper socket of the ferrule and provided With anaperture arranged to be forced over the projection on the partitionwhereby the said tip is held securely in operative position.

Signed by me at New Bedford, Massachusetts, this 14th day of May, 1901.

FREDERICK L. ROBINSON.

\Vitnesses:

EDWARD P. HASKELL, HENRY W. MASON.

